Monday, May 25, 2026

Some kids can't go to museums or the zoo anymore. That's mean.

"Fear of ICE pushes Washington DC daycare workers into hiding" | U.S. | EL PAÍS English

https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-05-25/fear-of-ice-pushes-washington-dc-daycare-workers-into-hiding.html

"It’s about 10.30am, time to take the children out for a walk. The teachers settle the youngest into double strollers and take the older ones by the hand. Then they walk down the narrow, tree-lined street where Delia’s daycare operates, in a residential neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It won’t be a long outing. Since President Donald Trump stepped up his offensive against immigrants in the capital last year, the daycare workers — all vulnerable to deportation — avoid going very far. They used to take the children to the neighborhood public library, the capital’s free museums or the zoo. Now they have gone nearly a year without doing so."

~ Federica Narancio

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